![]() “Yeah, but it wasn’t like punching one another,” interjected Kolb. “Since at least before my sophomore year.” “It’s been an ongoing rivalry,” said Weinstein. Weinstein and Kolb recognized this rivalry. In fact, the one comment on the article was “You forgot to censor L**********e a couple of times, but otherwise great work.” Linked in their article mentioned above, was another article regarding a decade-old rivalry between Libertyville and Lake Forest High Schools.Īccording to the article, the feud is so intense that the Forest Scouts call Libertyville the Town Out West, supposedly because they hate them so much they don’t even want to say their name. The Forester Scout provided context to the drama that went down in early October. “If no one posted we wouldn’t even have known.” Rivalry ![]() “It was everywhere and we just saw it in stories with videos,” he said. “We just got texted like a bunch of videos,” said Kolb. The IceCats team was still in the locker room when it happened. Neither McDonald, Weinstein, nor Kolb were first-hand witnesses, but all reported that D128 IceCats fans waited outside the doors of the arena for the Lake Forest players and instigated what resulted in a violent fight. Jon Guilliame, principal of VHHS, sent an email informing VHHS families about what happened at Glacier Arena, stating that “a group of approximately 40 individuals (including a number of D128 students) initiated a conflict with a group of teens from Lake Forest High School.” He also expressed his disappointment in this behavior and made assurances that actions would be taken “to learn from this event.” “I don’t think we should say what they were saying, but it definitely wasn’t very appropriate.” FightĪ couple of days after the fight, Dr. Tyler Kolb (11), a varsity forward who scored one of the three goals for IceCats, described what the crowd was like during the game. The video briefly passes over two fans wearing white plastic garbage bags over their clothes, which can be interpreted as a mockery of their opponents as “white trash.” In it, the Lake Forest section is seen cheering and shouting as the players celebrate. “We had our own fan section, and they had their own fan section.”Īnd the fan sections were getting into it.Ī journalist from the Lake Forest High School newspaper, The Forester Scout, linked a video of the Lake Forest fan section in their article about the police investigation surrounding the fight. “The game itself was pretty rowdy,” reported Matthew Weinstein (12), a goalie on the Varsity IceCats team. On the day of the brawl, the Lake Forest Scouts beat the Vernon Hills and Libertyville High Schools’ joint hockey team, IceCats, 5-3, in a game that drew a large crowd. The IceCats are still playing hockey but are no longer affiliated with the district. This turn of events led to the Board’s decision to separate IceCats from the school district, according to Brian McDonald, the VHHS athletic director. Right outside Glacier Ice Arena, a physical and verbal fight that included 40 individuals took place after a hockey game between the rivals.Ī yearbook photographer was present and after their photos had been shown to the Board of Education, it became clear that IceCats, the opposing hockey teams, and officials were not wearing masks, despite the mask mandate put in place by Gov. 6, a fight broke out after the D128 IceCats vs. IceCats players listen while their coach talks to them during a game.
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